Brandon had been partying and drinking that night, but many witnesses have confirmed that he was not visibly intoxicated or incoherent in any way. Did he fall into a ditch? Porter is located roughly six miles from where Brandon Swanson's vehicle was discovered. Scientifically speaking, if his body were in the river, local authorities feel it should have turned up. During The Initial Search, One Officer Allegedly Said Swanson 'Had A Right To Be Missing' After a fruitless night of searching for her son, Annette Swanson called police around 6:30 am to report him missing. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Brandon Victor Swanson. The Disappearance. He and his wife began calling Brandons friends, who also rushed to the area to search for him in the dark night. Search photo from the weekend of June 8, 2008 (Photo: The Search for Brandon Swanson blog). Thats only about 10 minutes away, well be right there. We only need one.". Cloud Times. Wallen would not indicate specifics regarding an alleged argument.Wallen said all tips are followed up on, regardless of how many separate people have come forward. Doesnt mean its not possible but mathematically speaking thats a big reduction in likelihood. Brandon Swanson of Marshall MN, has been missing since Wed. May 14th, 2008. Not only was Brandon in contact with his brother, Kyle, moments before he disappeared, but they were also in the same area, possibly yards apart. They are extremely careful about anything that could damage the least amount of income to them, and weve worked out some pretty creative access to some areas during the summer, Anderson said. However, considering it was just under 40 degrees that night and he would have been freezing and soaking wet, he could have possibly died due to hypothermia. He was 19 years old at the time. As of 2021, Brandon Swanson is still a missing person. Brandon Swanson was 19 years old when he went missing from rural roads near Marshall, Minn. in the early hours of May 14, 2008. Yup, it definitely sounds like murder. Rosenblum, G. (2009, July 2). Interestingly, they also picked up Swansons scent on a piece of farm equipment nearby, but the farmer to whom it belonged denied the request of the authorities to search his property. but some landowners have refused to allow access to search parties working to find Swanson, missing since 2008. Kare 11 News. With no body and very little evidence, it is impossible to know what happened to Brandon, leaving every possibility open for speculation. Brandon Lawson, 26, vanished along a desolate stretch of State Highway 277 outside of San Angelo, Texas which is about 250 mile southwest of Dallas on Aug. 9, 2013, according to the San Angelo Standard-Times. He had just finished up his last day of classes for the spring semester at the Minnesota West Community and Technical Colleges Canby campus, where he was studying wind turbines. 36 Joey Votto Cin. Why was he on gravel roads? That doesnt mean that the tips arent redundant, or that they come from a different person, but include the same information that weve previously received, he said. Search efforts for Brandon Swanson will move forward when the weather allows, Anderson said and theyll continue to wait for access to areas that could hold answers to their investigation. Marshall, MN. Brandon hung up on his mother and when she called him back to apologize he told his parents he was walking to Lynd and would wait for them at his friends home. While driving his Chevy Lumina, Brandon accidentally crashed into a small ditch. Brandons disappearance has classified him as an endangered missing person. KSTP was there in May of 2008 as several agencies looked for Brandon. Cadaver dogs have indicated a scent in the area, which is evidence enough, Hasse stated, for the search to continue (The Search for Brandon blog). There are resources available to provide assistance to families with missing loved ones. They called out to him and heard nothing. Click-click. The dogs were unable to pick his trail back up on the other side. He would be 32 now. 19 year old Brandon Swanson was last seen in Marshall, Minnesota on May 14, 2008. The Yellow Medicine River is knee-deep in some areas and up to 15 feet deep in others (Weed, 2010, p. 2). Brian then drove Annette back home to Marshall so she could go to bed and then drove back towards Lynd to pick up his son. His parents attest to this as well based on the phone calls they had with him. Brandons parents ask him what he sees around them and they listen as he describes basically the same thing THEY see. Someone had to have picked him up or hidden him. Thanks to the Crawlspace podcast, which interviewed Kyle Lawson, we now have a lot more details than we did when Brandon first went missing. Having just wrapped up his second semester in wind energy at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby, Brandon Swanson gathered with his friends to celebrate. The temperature the night Brandon disappeared was around 40 degrees Fahrenheit with light winds hardly conditions under which one would perish of exposure within a matter of hours. Where is that unaccounted for hour and a half to two hours? Star Tribune. Within the last year, the Sheriffs Office and BCA have received additional tips, although he points out that not all tips are new for investigators. No evidence for what happened to him has ever been discovered. All Rights Reserved. Now, geographically speaking it makes perfect sense that Brandon and his car would be in Taunton. Episode Summary. Like most parents whose children are missing, Brandons family feels this is categorically impossible. Still on the phone with their son they say ok, were going to flash out lights, can you see us? I told the family early on that we will continue searching as long as we have clues to follow up on.". Annette says he was on the phone with his folks the whole time. In 1912, a four-year-old boy named Bobby Dunbar went missing on a family trip, 8 months later he was found and reunited with his family. He left for home at midnight, but somehow, almost two hours later, was still by Porter. He had been out earlier that night and gone to a couple of parties before making his way home to Marshall, Minnesota. They got a hold of Brandons cellphone records, which revealed something intriguing. The bill was signed by Governor Tim Pawlenty on May 7, 2009, and went into effect on July 1st of that same year. The most popular theory among authorities is that Brandon fell into the river. Brandon died of hypothermia after falling into the Yellow Medicine River. Annette Swanson smiles when she looks at pictures of her son Brandon. Another possibility is that this could be a case of vehicular homicide. 1.7M Likes, 16.2K Comments. All possibilities should be investigated in Guimond case. 33 Wilmer Flores-2B/3B SF. Still, he admits that the farming terrain has provided unique obstacles to this particular search. At around 2 a.m. on the morning of May 14th, Swanson called his parents . He also placed phone calls to his parents to pick him up, which is not be the behavior of someone planning to take his own life. His phone was thought to have been on for two days after his disappearance because every call made to the phone after his disappeared resulted in several rings and then a voicemail recording. The trail with the river lined up with Brandon hearing running water nearby. Using the elements of the psychological autopsy, Brandons disappearance was analyzed using an equivocal missing person analysis (Seifert & Immelman, 2007) in order to explore possible explanations of Brandons mysterious disappearance. There were massive ground searches being conducted along with an aerial search of the fields. It was their way of turning their intense grief, pain and frustration into something useful for other families in the future. For those working on behalf of Emergency Support Services, its still important that they continue to try to access untouched property, yet they also know that the number of dogs trained to help them, at this point, is dwindling. Rural roads of Minnesota remain last known location of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson. The present search is now focusing on another body of water in the area, Mud Creek. He was sure hed given the directions correctly, and he decided he didnt want to wait anymore. Despite being surrounded by wide open fields, they see nothing at all, which does not add up. By morning, when the sun had risen, Brandons family knew it was time to file a missing persons report. No physical evidence in his case has been uncovered. One speculation is that maybe Brandon took side roads home in an effort to avoid any police traps where he may have been pulled over, which would have led him into less familiar territory than his normal road to school. In the 1920s, a lawman in North Dakota had a dark secret - He was Al Capones brother, Amid a night of costumed Halloween revelry, a man found beaten to death, Police deemed Refugio Rodriguez's death a suicide, not a murder. Brandon Swanson's Disappearance Notes: Image: Brandon Swanson Missing Person poster (FBI) "Born on January 30, 1989, in Marshall, Minnesota, Brandon Swanson was a 19-year-old college student who was enrolled in a wind turbine program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby. That is until Brandons had some trouble on this ride, and he somehow managed to get his car stuck in a ditch off the shoulder of the road. In a ditch on the side of the road, just as he said. "When he initially called them he said I am between Marshall and Lynd, come get me, said Hasse. He disappeared outside of Marshall when he was 19. An individual may have been driving home intoxicated and accidentally hit Brandon. I have also heard rumors, though nothing to verify, that there may have been a bowl in his car- a cannabis pipe. Numerous searches have been conducted of the area and bodies of water surrounding the location where Brandon's car was found. David Paulides and his Missing 411 series . Both of his parents state Brandon sounded clear-headed and coherent when they were on the phone with him, and he had no history of mental illness or mental disorder. He Was Murdered. 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